math7B_2010 - 1.2 Winning the Game

1.2
Adit Mahmood
3/31/09
Block B

Big Idea
Negative numbers help us to model many real world situations.
Essential Question
How do I put positive and negative numbers in order?

A. Order the teams by score from 1st place through 5th place.

Team D: 350 points
Team A: 200 points
Team E: -100 points
Team B: -250 points
Team C: -400 points

B. By how many points is the 1st place team ahead of the 2nd place team?

Team D has 150 more then Team A.

C. By how many points is the 1st place team in front of the 3rd place team?

Team D has 450 more points then Team E.

D. By how many points is the 2nd place team in front of the 4th place team?

Team A has 450 more points then Team B.

E. By how many points is the 3rd place team in front of the 5th place team?

Team E has 300 more points the Team C.

F.U

1. Copy each pair of numbers below. Inserting > or < to complete the true statement.

A. 53 > 35 B. -50 < 0 C. -30 < 15 D. -70 > -90

2. Order the numbers from least to greatest.

-25, -7, -4, -3, 0, 1, 2, 5, 12, 25